Legal Opinion
Bowers v. Lee
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 14, 2003No. A03A0138PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, Presiding Judge.
Barbara Bowers and her husband, Cecil Bowers, filed an action against Dr. Jerry Lee II, Moultrie Ob-Gyn Associates, P.C., and the Hospital Authority of Colquitt County. Barbara Bowers alleged claims for medical and ordinary negligence, breach of contract, and breach of warranty, resulting from an operation performed by Lee during which a surgical sponge was left in Bowers’ body and not discovered until a subsequent operation by Lee. Cecil Bowers alleged a derivative claim for loss of consortium. The Bowerses maintained that Moultrie Ob-Gyn was vicariously liable for…
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